The proliferation of the mobile phone technology in Kenya and in general Sub Saharan Africa did open new possibilities to enhance the quality of life for the masses. Mobile phones helped to connect people at all levels of the society; urban, rural, rich, poor etc. The benefits accruing from this...

We analyze the effects of R&D-driven automation on economic growth, education, and inequality when high-skilled workers are complements to machines and low-skilled workers are substitutes for machines. The model predicts that innovation-driven growth leads to an increasing population share of...